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Harbor Theater
"Lost on a Mountain in Maine" opens at Harbor Theater Nov. 1. Courtesy of the venue

On Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m., Harbor Theater presents a screening of “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” introduced by a talk called "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Woods? Horror and the Power…

Copies of the book will be available at the author talk. Courtesy of the author

Learn more about the fascinating, magical world of mushrooms on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m., when Southport Memorial Library (SML) welcomes local author and artist Hilary Bartlett to talk about her…

Threesome

Domestic abuse, homelessness and food insecurity are some of the most difficult challenges facing our communities today. Join New Hope Midcoast from 5:30 to 7 p.m.…

Mission Sunday at First Congregational Church in Wiscasset. Courtesy photo

On Oct. 13, Mission Sunday,  the Summerfest Committee of First Congregational Church, U.C.C., Wiscasset, donated the proceeds of our annual fair to the following organizations: Tedford…

CTL students

The Center for Teaching and Learning, a Pre-K–8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold an open house on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. All members of the midcoast community are…

Wiscasset school committee
WMHS. File photo

Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told the school committee Oct. 8, she got back seven of the surveys sent to families of students who'd…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Kevin Kiley

The historic, and some say haunted, Opera House in Boothbay Harbor hosts the annual community Halloween Potluck Dinner and Scary Readings on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The House and stage will be decked…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Potluck and Scary Readings at the Opera House. Oct. 30. Courtesy of the venue

The historic, and some say haunted, Opera House in Boothbay Harbor hosts the annual community Halloween Potluck Dinner and Scary Readings on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The House and stage will be decked…

"Joker" film still

Joker: Folie à Deux” - (R; 2 hours, 18 minutes) - Todd Phillips returns with the much-anticipated sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winning Joker. Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as…

Wilson the spider lives at Aekeir Brewing’s taproom in Wiscasset. Jeremy Meyers photo

I thought this story may be appropriate as Halloween approaches…

Cadence Balbo Towle as Lady Macbeth and Elias Bassett as Macbeth during a recent rehearsal.  Courtesy of Heartwood

In what has become an annual theater highlight in this community, Lincoln Academy (LA) and Heartwood Theater present their 22nd collaborative production in LA’s Poe Theater,…

Crabtree painting

Pine Tree Society’s holiday cards have been a Maine tradition for over 50 years. This year’s cards by noted Maine artists Sandy Crabtree and Jeannine Staples celebrate winter in Maine…

Mary Sue Weeks painting

Trompe L’oeil artist Mary Sue Weeks will present a slide program about Trompe L’oeil painting - including how to pronounce it – at the Bremen Library on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Steeple work

The Friends of the Old Head Tide Church are hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the steeple restoration. The ribbon cutting is on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. at the…

Pig and goat

Apifera Farm, a non profit animal sanctuary at 315 Waldoboro Road in Bremen, is having a celebration of its newly built Healing Barn on Saturday, Oct. 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Carlos Nunez. Opera House. Oct. 24. 7:30 p.m. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

Spain’s internationally acclaimed piper and musician Carlos Núñez is making a rare U.S. appearance this fall, with concerts scheduled in New York City and at Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House…

It’s the season of goblins and ghouls, pirates and sirens, and witches and warlocks ... a.k.a. our favorite time of year!

Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26 from 4 to 9 p.m. it will be…

Boothbay Region Historical Society
Cheese sale

Boothbay Region Historical Society is holding its annual Cheese and Bake Sale on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the museum, 72 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor…

Lincoln Theater
"Beetlejuice" Oct. 16 and 17; the sequel opens Oct. 18.  Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Pumpkinfest Weekend is here, and Lincoln Theater is ready to celebrate in style, offering the perfect way to usher in the spooky season with a lineup of family-friendly films and special events.…

Students attend a recent Wiscasset selectboard meeting. Courtesy photo

Wiscasset Middle High School, Principles of Democracy students recently attended a Wiscasset selectboard meeting to gain a deeper knowledge of municipal government. 

Makayla Bush,…

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Patrisha McLean, Founder and CEO of Finding Our Voices. Mary Kamradt photo

This online event is one of many ways the Finding Our Voices CEO and Founder is breaking the silence during October, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Patrisha McLean,…

CTL staff with authors

Center for Teaching and Learning was honored last week with a visit from Penny Kittle and Linda Rief, two long-time teachers of writing and writers about teaching. Kittle is best known…

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” - H.P. Lovecraft

It is October, the cool, colorful, earthy-…

Children took a barrel ride as a tractor pulls them.

The autumnal spirit was in full swing at Boothbay Railway Village Museum (BRVM) Oct. 5 as the museum hosted its annual Family Harvest Day.  

A pair of Civil War…

BOB BOND/40 Federal Studio

Wiscasset’s longtime fall event Scarecrowfest at the town office Oct. 5 had the chili and chowder contest, Halloween costumes for children to pick out, and more, including the time-honored…

Oil painting - "Three Robbers Pub" - by Cassie Sano.

The Cathance River Gallery at 18 Main St., Bowdoinham is hosting a gathering of artists who have been creating impressions of local scenery for several years. They have one thing in…

Stephen King book signing

We found this photo of author Stephen King in the newspaper’s attic a few years back and recently sought some history behind it.

We contacted one of the people in the photo and got a…

On Sunday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m., Edgecomb Historical Society member and genealogist Cathy Orne, will shine a spotlight on one of Edgecomb’s illustrious forefathers, Samuel Gunnison Wilson. …

Fall is upon us and we would love to have you celebrate the season with us. 

Come meet our new pastor Aram Mitchell, who began Sept. 29.  Worship services begin at 9:30 a.m. with…

Maine Art Gallery
“Night Train at Wiscasset Station,” Kosti Ruohomaa photo. Courtesy of Maine Art Gallery

Several of Kosti Ruohomaa’s haunting and desolate, yet often beautiful and welcoming photographs of Maine in an earlier time are included in Nocturne, the current exhibit at the Maine Art Gallery…

A Blessing of the Animals event will be held Saturday, Oct. 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. John’s Church/Cultural Center, Dresden.

Join us on the lawn outside the church for a celebration of our…

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Falls and balance will be the topic of the next Diabetes Support Group on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The discussion begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Wellness and Rehab Center in the Webster Van Winkle Building on…

Midcoast Senior College brings classes to seniors interested in lifelong learning. The following new courses begin the week of Nov. 4 and run through Dec. 13. Courses are four- to six weeks long…

Make time to swing by the Merry Barn,, 417 River Road, Edgecomb, this Saturday, Oct. 5 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. during the Maine Craft Weekend. Cynthia Marsh…

Edgecomb couple

In early August, Helen Weld and Robert Strachan of Edgecomb donated a 39-acre conservation easement to Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust. 

Located on the Damariscotta River, the land…

Wiscasset Elementary School
Students write letters of thanks

For the past four years, I have thrown out an invitation on social media in August to sponsor my class so that each student can receive a brand new book each month, for holidays and to provide…

Merry Barn will close on Dec. 31 this year. Kim Traina photo

The Merry Barn Literacy and Arts Center in Edgecomb will close its doors on Dec. 31. For the last five years, the Merry Barn has been a space where creativity and community have…

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas. Courtesy photo

Have you signed up yet for the Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas fiddle workshop on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. at The Waldo? 

Based on the fiddle music of Scotland and beyond, this…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The Boneheads/Stoneheads. Oct. 11. Opera House. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

The fall season at Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House includes the arrival of The "Stoneheads,' more often known to Midcoast fans as The Boneheads. On Friday, Oct. 11, the band brings an…

A scene from a Railway SPOOKTACULAR past. Bob Crink photo

The Boothbay Railway Village Museum has a full schedule of community inspired events this month, beginning with Family Harvest Day this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

The following students on being named to the summer 2024 president's list. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average…

Cider pressing at the historic Pownalborough Court House in Dresden is an event that’s fun for all ages. Courtesy photo

Fall is here and it’s time for the annual cider pressing demonstration at Lincoln County Historical Association’s Pownalborough Court House in Dresden.  Families are invited to the court…

Watercolor by Edgecomb based artist Suzi Thayer. Courtesy of Merry Barn

To Celebrate Maine Craft Weekend, the Merry Barn is hosting a Craft Fair featuring local artists and makers. Join us on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4…

A dinner buffet

How many locals have had mititel or, in English, “meat fingers?” If you asked a week ago, probably few. However, thanks to a group of Romanian workers, many got the chance. A crowd of people…